Ball Corporation is a provider of metal packaging for beverages, foods and household products, and of aerospace and other technologies and services to commercial and governmental customers. Founded in 1880, the company employs more than 14,000 people in more than 90 locations worldwide. Ball Corporation stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BLL.

Mission

To be the premier provider to our packaging and aerospace and technologies customers of the products and services that we offer as we aggressively manage our business.

Strategy

Our strategy is to grow our worldwide beverage can business and aerospace business, to enhance the performance of our food and household products packaging division and to utilize free cash flow and earnings growth to increase shareholder value. 

Core Purpose and Core Values

Ball Corporation has changed dramatically over its long history, from a small, family-owned business into a public company with people and interests around the world. We believe a core purpose and core values, established in our early years and refined and adhered to throughout our history, have provided us with a guiding philosophy that has helped us prosper.

Core Purpose

Ball Corporation is in business to add value to all of its stakeholders, whether it is providing quality products and services to customers, an attractive return on investment to shareholders, a meaningful work life for employees or a contribution of time, effort and resources to our communities as we strive to make Ball a more successful and sustainable enterprise. In all of our interactions, we ask how we can get better - how we can make it better, be better and do better, for our own good and the good of those who have a stake in our success.

Core Values

Integrity - Our reputation for integrity is our most important asset. We will not compromise our integrity or risk damage to our reputation in return for financial gain or any reason.

Respect - We respect our employees, our customers, our suppliers, our shareholders - indeed, all of our stakeholders. In all of our dealings we strive to show that respect and to treat people with dignity.

Motivation - We have a strong desire to be successful and to be measured against the best.

Flexibility - We are willing to challenge our own assumptions and adapt to changing circumstances for the long-term good of the corporation.

Innovation - We strive to be creative and innovative in our products, our processes and the way we conduct business.

Teamwork - We operate as a team. Everyone has his or her job, but it takes all of us working together for the company to succeed.